Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-11-02

put in about the money" she said, "an6
that is, that it shouldn't be his if he mar
ried again; but T would not dare to men
ton it'
The Attorney General-Did she give you
reason for not daring to mention it?
Witness that he would break the
engagement.
The Attorney General-Now, about the
wedding. Was it private or public wed.
ding?
Witness-Not private-oh, no, not at
all! there were at least hundred at the
wedding breakfast, and any amount OF
champagne was opened.
The Attorney General-What kind Of
company?
Witness-Mixed-very much mixed.
The Attorney General-Be more explicit.
Were there many of Mr.. Beach's set
there9
Witness-They were all of his set.
The Attorney General-But some of the
prisoners friends were there as well?
Witness-Not one. There were words
about it.
The Attorney Generation the wedding
day?
Witness-Yes.
The Attorney General-Words be-
tween whom9
Witness-Between Mr.. Beach and Mr..
Layton. I heard Mr.. Beach say, 81 gave
you thirty invitations to fill up" and Mr..
Layton answered.; "I didn't fill up one Of
them. I didn't intend that friend Of
mine should meet such q crew as knew
you would get together" 'Not good
enough for you, SUPPOSE" said Mr..
Beach. "No," said Mr.. Layton, "deci-
dedly not good enough" and then he
walked away?
The Attorney General-Did your mis-
tress make any remark on the subject?
Witness-No; she was too happy to find
fault with anything. She was delighted
too with the wedding presents. There
was nearly q room full of them
The Attorney General-Many Of them
from the prisoners friends?
Witness-Not one.
The Attorney General-Do you mean to
inform the court that not single friend
or relative of the prisoners was present,
and that among the wedding presents
there was not single token from his con-
nections?
Witness-Not single one.
The Attorney General-Well, they were
married, and they went away?
Witness-Yes; they took the night train
to Paris.
The Attorney General-Did you ac-
company them?
Witness-No.
The Attorney General-Did your mis-
tress' mother die before they left?
Witness-No; some hours afteward, and
q telegram was sent to them in Peris, at
thesHotel Bristol.
The Attorney General-What is the
next thing you remember?
Witness-A telegram arrived from Mr..
Layton, requesting me TO como to Paris
Immediately. We received tho telegram
at about 2 o'clock on the day after the
wedding, and went by the night train.
The Attorney General-Did any person
meet you?
Witness-Yes; Mr.. Layton. He said
my mistress was very i'll, and he took
me to the hotel. She was in bed, and she
remained there for several weeks. at
tended her the whole Of the time.
The Attorney General-Did she have
good doctors?
Witness-The best that could be got.
The Attorney General-Was the pris-
oner attentive to her?
Witness-Pretty well; shouldn't have
liked it.
The Attorney General-What do you
mean by that?
Witness-Wer, he never sat by her
bedside for any length Of tima;;s heaneyer
held her hand; he never kissed her. Oh,
it is easy to tell when man loves q
womanl
The Attorney General-How long was
it before she was able to get about?
Witness-Quite three months.
The Attorney General-Did she then re-
turn to England with her husband?
Witness-Not for another month. They
went to Italy, and went with them.
The Attorney General-Did the pris-
oners attention to his wife undergo any
marked change after her convalescence:
Was he more affectionate-more lovingly
attentive?
Witness-Not that I saw. All he
seemed to crave for was excitement. Is
was nothing but rushing here and rushing
there. Every night some theatre or en-
tertainment to 60 to; every day riding
about, and dining out at different places.
The Attorney General-So that there
was not much Of home life?
Witness-Not at ALL
The Attorney General-Was this state
of things agreeable to your mistress?
Witness-I am not sure Sometimes
she suggested to her husband that they
should spend quiet evening ut home, but
he always replied that he had tickets, or
had taken seats, for some place Of enter
tainment. When she spoke to me of the
life they were leading, she used to say
how attentive her husband was to her,
and how he was always looking out for
something to amuse her. But I did not
regard it in that light; thought it was
more for himself than for her that he kept
up such round of excitement. 1t helped
him to forget.
The Attorney General-To forget what?
Witness-That he was q married man.
The Attorney General-Drlring those
early days were there any quarrels be-
tween them?
Witness-No, not what you can call
quarrels. Sometimes she complained, or
found fault, but he seldom at that time
answered her in any way to cause quarrel
that is, so far as he was concerned. It
was different afterward. There were oc-
casions during their honeymoon you
can call it honeymoon-and at first.
when they were settled at home, when his
silence provoked my mistress, and made
her madder than an open row would have
done. But the more she stormed the
quieter he was, and these scenes always
ended in one way: Mr.. Layton would
leave the house, and remain absent for q
good many hours. Then my mistress
would torment herself dreadfully, and
cry her eyes out, and rave and stamp
about like n distracted creature. ''Hc
wjll' never Come back" she would say.
81 have driven him from me! He will
make away With himself! What wretch
amp A ring at the bell or a knock at
the door would send her flying down
stairs to sec if it was her husband. I was
really afraid sometimes that she would
60 quite out of her mind. Then, when he
came back, she would rush up to him and
throw her arms round his neck, and sob,
and fall upon her knees to ask forgive
hess. 1t was u dreadful life to lead
The Attorney General-In what way
would the prisoner receive these tokens Of
penitence; on the part of your mistress?
Witness-In just the same way as he
received her seedlings. The one remark
heard him make to her in those days
not always in the same words, but always
to the same effcct-waS: "You should
have more control over yourself.n I used
to wonder that a man could be so pro-
voked and keep SO cool. But q person
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